cancer

Nigerian paediatrician and cancer control advocate, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has assumed office as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), becoming the first Nigerian and African to lead the international organisation.

At the centre of the symposium is the growing field of radiopharmaceutical therapy, which uses radioactive substances to target specific cancer cells and deliver treatment more precisely.

January 04, (THEWILL) – US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy, on Friday, said that alcoholic beverages should carry health warning labels, saying there is a “direct link” between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Consuming any type of alcohol, including...

October 29, (THEWILL) - October, the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, popularly known as Pink October, is a period for increasing awareness of the disease and raising funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. The campaign aims...

June 30, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over reports linking artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, to possible increased cancer risk. WHO said that one of its key committees has assessed the potential carcinogenic effect...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 02, (THEWILL) – Debbie Idiagbonya Osarere’s story is one that will linger on in the hearts of many. The cancer fighter has lost her battle with the deadly disease. Debbie who was initially diagnosed with Stage IV...

1 week after announcing that she was having health issues and would have to undergo surgery, thereby postponing her ‘Unbreakable’ tour, Janet Jackson has once again come out to debunk claims of throat cancer as popularly believed. Jackson posted lyrics...